Michael MACERA
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 31037055 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 23 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 15 April 1921 Cranston, Comté de Providence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | RHODE ISLAND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Mauro & Maria Graza Cardillo MACERA Siblings : Angela, Pasco Silvio, Madeline, Vito Arthur, Almerinda, Ralph, Margaret R., Mary Ann, Anthony & Louise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 17 November 1941 Fort Devens MASSACHUSETTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 41st Infantry Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 2nd Armored Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 1 September 1944 |
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STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | La Chapelle (Belgian border) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soeur de MACERA, Angela Lombardo
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Pfc. Michael Macera was raised on his family farm in Johnston, R.I. where he worked until he entered the service in 1941 at the age of 21. Macera’s sister recalls that, prior to her brother’s departure, the family gathered together and he gave each of his family members a memento to remember him by. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
When he gave his sister his class ring, she told him that she would return it when he came home. In a letter she remembers, “He just looked away. It was as if he knew he would not be coming back.” |
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41st Infantry Division Company C
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He first saw combat during the Sicilian Campaign, where he earned a Bronze Star for pulling a wounded soldier to safety. During the Normandy Campaign, Macera landed with the 2nd Armored Division on June 9, 1944. Fighting alongside the 101st Airborne, Macera and the 41st played a key role in capturing Carentan and St. Lo. On September 1, 1944 Macera and the 41st Infantry had moved close to the Belgian border at LaChapelle, France. Members of the French resistance stumbled upon them, and confused by their uniform, opened fire. Macera was killed in a “friendly fire” incident. He was 24 years old. |
MACERA sent this picture of himself (center) at Fort Benning, Georgia to his family before shipping out.
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2nd ARMORED DIVISION - HELL ON WHEELS
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |